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Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Samuel G. Freedman about Into the Bright Sunshine: Young Hubert Humphrey and the Fight for Civil Rights, his book that celebrates one of the overlooked landmarks of civil rights history through an exploration of the life and enduring legacy of Humphrey. 86

In the Spotlight: Rabbi Rachel Isaacs

December 4, 2023
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Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Rachel Isaacs, a Maine-based rabbi who made history as the first openly lesbian rabbi ordained by JTS, and who founded of a groundbreaking institution committed to supporting small town and rural Jewish communities. 37

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with the owner of a cinema chain that began as a Jewish family business in pre-war Europe, and with the filmmaker who brought the story of family resilience and the future of cinema to life in the doc “Only in Theaters” 23

Abigail Pogrebin speaks with the owner of a cinema chain that began as a Jewish family business in pre-war Europe, and with the filmmaker who brought the story of family resilience and the future of cinema to life in the doc “Only in Theaters” 56

At this most charged time for students on college campuses, Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Hillel directors Uri Cohen , Jenna Citron Schwab and Michael Simon . 72

In the Spotlight: Elana Stein Hain

November 3, 2023
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Abigail Pogrebin sits with Elana Stein Hain, Senior Fellow at the Shalom Hartman Institute of North America to discuss how our texts and teachings help us in difficult times. 57

Abigail Pogrebin is joined by Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz, Senior Rabbi of Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun in New York City, to discuss the dire need for the Jewish people to fight this tragic war, but to do so as Jews, guided by Jewish values. 80

In The Spotlight: Helen Schulman

October 20, 2023
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Abigail Pogrebin speaks with bestselling author Helen Schulman about Lucky Dogs, her layered story of how trauma and self-preservation converge across decades and continents. 25

In the Spotlight: Lilith Magazine

October 18, 2023
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What does it mean to select beautiful, sometimes heartbreaking Jewish stories for a groundbreaking anthology with an unapologetically feminist lens? Abigail Pogrebin talks with the editors behind Lilith Magazine’s Frankly Feminist: Short Stories by Jewish Women. 57

In the Spotlight: Ilana Kaufman

October 11, 2023
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Abigail Pogrebin speaks with Ilana Kaufman, CEO of the Jews of Color Initiative, a philanthropic fund dedicated to justice and racial equality in the Jewish community. 48